The impact of regulatory affairs on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals SMEs: An exploratory study of e-submission

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-50

  Cooper, Sarah ^a   Lim, Su Fei ^a   Bottomley, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; e submission; High tech Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs); Product development; Regulatory affairs; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947657866     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2007.012172     Document Type: Article

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